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{{Cat exp|the [[military installations]] transferred to the [[USAF]] in [[National Security Act of 1947|September 1947 when it was established by the National Security Act passed in July]], e.g., [[Biggs Army Airfield]] became Biggs Air Force Base on 27 Sep 47.<!--{{r|AETChistory}}--> On 26 Sep "Army" had been dropped from the [[4126th Army Air Force Base Unit]]'s name at [[San Bernardino Army Airfield]] ("Army" wasn't dropped from the installation name until 24 Dec: "San Bernardino Air Field".) Most of the Army Airfields became Air Force Bases after 1947, e.g., many on 13 Jan 48 such as [[Keesler Field]], [[Mather Field]], [[Maxwell Field]], [[Patterson Field]]/"Air Force Technical Base" (former [[Wright Field]]), & [[Westover Field]]. Airfields closed during the Army-to-Air Force transition planning that performed AAF personnel cuts<!--{{r|AETChistory}}{{rp|60}}--> included [[Indian Springs Army Airfield]] (Jan 47), [[Enid Field]] (31 Jan), and [[Goodfellow Field]] (1 May)}} |
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Major USAF Installations in September 1947 at time of USAF activation as a separate United States Military Service |
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* History of SAC 1947 (Offutt Air Force Base, Nebr.: 1949), 235, AFHRA 416.01 |
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* History of the Tactical Air Command for 1947, vol. I (Langley AFB, Va.: August 1949), 50, fn 126 & 51, fn 127, AFHRA 417.01 |
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* History, Air Defense Command, March 1946–June 1947 (Mitchel AFB, N.Y.: November 1948), 5–6, AFHRA 410.01 |
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* History of Air Training Command, 1 January 1947 Through 31 December 1947, vol. I (Barksdale AFB, La.: 1948), Chart 2, AFHRA 220.01 |
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* The Air University History, 1 July 1947–30 June 1948, vol. 1 (Maxwell AFB, Ala.: 1949), 18, 45–46, AFHRA 239.01 |
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* History of Air Materiel Command, 1947, vol. II, Appendix 10, Chart I, AFHRA 200–7 |
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* Air Proving Ground Historical Data, 2 September 1945–30 June 1949, vol. 1 (Eglin AFB, Fla: December 1951), 245 & Plate 9, AFHRA 240.01 |
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* Incoming Message, 29 September 1947, from CG ATLD ATS Fort Totten N.Y., 9/27/47 ATLD 6021, in A Summary of the Activities of the Headquarters, Air Transport Service, 1947 (Westover AFB, Mass.: n.d.), AFHRA 300.01 |
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* Listing of AAF Organizations in Continental U.S., as of 30 September 1947 (Washington, D.C.: Hqs, U.S. Army Air Forces, Office of Air Comptroller, October 21, 1947), AFHRA 134.45–20 |
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* Robert Mueller, Air Force Bases, vol. 1, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States (Washington, D.C.: Office of Air Force History, 1989). |
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[[Category:Installations of the United States Air Force]] |
[[Category:Installations of the United States Air Force]] |
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